Improvement in hand-stamps



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WILLIAM F. OORNE,

OF NEW YORK, NQY.

Letters Patent No. 106,665-, dated August 23, 1870.

The Schedule referred to in these 4Lettere Patent: and making part of the same Il'o all 'whott't 'may concern.-

Be it'known that I, W1LL1AM E. Cossu, of the city, county, and State. of New York, have invented a new and useful Improvement in Canceling Checks, Drafts, and other Papers of Value,to prevent the ti'andnlent alteration thereof; and I do hereby declare that the following is a full, clear, and exact description of the same, reference being had to the accompanying drawing which makes part of this specitication, and in which- Figure 1 represents a side elevation of a canceling device embracing my invention. j

Figure 2 represents a vertical section of the same.

Figure 3 represents a vertical section, taken at the line a' a: of iig. l, looking toward the front.

Figure 4 represents a horizontal section, taken through the axis of the canceling-wheel.` y l Figures 5 and'G, views illust-rating the mode of cancelation.

My invention relates to canceling checks, drafts, and other papers of value, to prevent the fraudulent alteration thereof by pertbrating or cutting the check or draft with figures or other characters corresponding with and indicating theamount tor which the paper is drawn, and thereby render its alteration impossible wit-hout instant detection.

rIhe device represented in the accompanying,drawing. for carrying ont this method of elect-ing the cancelation of papers of value consists of a metallic bedplatc,.l-\, of any suitable dimensions antiV form, from the rear end of which 'a standard, B, projects, from which a gooseneck or arm, C, extends forward', and carries the canceling-wheel D in a position vertically above a movable yielding support or cushion, E, for the check to be canceled.

This support E is located in an opening at the front of 'the bed-plate A, and is made to` have 'a vertical movement therein, so as to bring ,its surface in contact with the figures and 4characters vof the' cancelingwheel, and thus perfor-ate or mark the paper which intervenes.-

It is a Vrubber orother suitable cushion, secured upon a follower,`I pivoted to the front end of alever, G, havingits fnlcruin Il in the bed-plate, anti extentii/ng tothe rear thereof, where it is connected to aver- Y tical stem, .1, passing through the standard, and provided with a pressure-knob, J, by which the lever and its pad is operated.

A spring, K, is arranged beneathv tle lever G, so as to constantly bear its rear end upward, and maintain the `cushionon a level with the top ofthe bed-plate Anas shown in iig. 2 of the drawing.

A feeding and holding-slide, L, is arranged in snitable ways M, upon the top of the bed-plate, so as to move transversely therein, in rear of the rubber cush- .ion, and, in order to steady it, rubber friction-brakes ,are secured to the'hed-plate upon which the slide moves. f

It 'is provided with ratchetteeth d, into whichl a pawl, N, takes, which is carried by anarm, O, secured to a rock-shaft, P, connected, by means of an arm, Q, to the rear end ofthe lever G, so that each' descending movement of the pressure-knob vibrates the said arms O Q, and causes the pawl to move over the teeth of the slide the required distance at each 'and every production of a iigure or character upon or in the pnper, the action. of the spring K` ettecting this feed nearly simultaneously'with the descent of-the snpporting-cushion E.

rIhe weight of the pawl Nshonld be sutlcient to keep 'itin contact with the ratchet-teeth c, but a spring, b, may be used for that purpose, and it is also provided with a handle, c, by which it may be elevated to more the slide in the opposite direction when required; Y p

,The front part of this feeding-slide L is provided with a spring clip, It, between the front edge of which and a rubber strip, (l, the check' e, draft, 813e., are held, so as to feed them beneath the canceling-wheel on a level with the top of the base-plate.

Ihe canceling-wheel has twelve sides, ten of which are occupied with cutters, cutting-points, or indentors f, representing iigures i'om 0 to 9, and two blank markers, g, ot' any suitable form that will permanently cut or indent the papel'. These blank markers arc arranged, for convenience, opposite each other diamo't-rically upon the wheel, because they canbe more readily brought into position after the required figures' are produced.

The figures or numbers, whatever their construction, project from each side ot' the 'wheel a suitable distance, and are brought vertically over the cushion by turning it upon'its axis.

The wheel may be of any suitable construction, and is mounted upon a horizontal shaft, T, having its bearings in check-plates U, which form a continuation of the arm C and an inclosing-case for the wheel, which ,case is open on its under side, for the projection of. the

canceling-cntters.

One end of the shaft of the canceling-wheel extends beyondthe inclosing-case, to receive a knobT, provided with avdisk, W, having ou its inner faceaseries ot' radial notches, h, corresponding in numbers to those of the figures and lmarkers on the cancelingwheel.

vThe notches-of the disk are-iitted into correspondingly-shaped teeth or projections t, on a disk, X, and the knob is held so aslfo interlock the teeth with the notches, by means of a coiled spring, t, ou the shaft f 1T, bearing against the outer hollow side of said knob,

in'such manner as toallow the wheel and its knob to be turned so as to bring the desired figure directly above the cushion to lock itself in such position.

In order to bring the required ligure ot' the canceling-wheel above the cushion, an index-wheel, Y, is arranged upon the opposite end of the shaft T, having on its circumference figures and blanks corresponding to those of the canceling-wheel.

To render the presentation of the proper figure of the canceling-wheel to the check, au opening, fr, is made in the inclosing-case j of the index-wheel, having such relative position with the figures of the wheel and the notched locking-disk as that each turn of the knob will present a tigure opposite said opening, and a corresponding figure ot' the canceling-wheel above the cushion, thus rendering it impossible to make anymistake in the operation ot' canceling the check.

It will thus be` seen that, whatever may be the amount for which the check is drawn. that amount is nnalterably indicated upon the face ot' the cancelingwheel, by simply turning the knob and the index-wheel so as to present those figures to view in succession.

The Acheck is held, during this opera-tion, by the spring clip, and fed beneath the canceling-wheel, pal.'- allel to its axis, by a simple pressure with the right hand upon the knob J, while with the left the knob V 1 is turned, to present the proper figure or blank. The

latter, however, is rst produced, and may be the ordinary dollar-mark, and when the full sum is produced in the check or other paper ot' value, another blank ofany design is produced at the end of the amount, thereby ali'ordinga perfect check or guard against the addition of other figures.

The feeding-slide and clip' are provided with suitable knobs to adjust them.

1t is obvious that the canceling-wheel may be made to approach the cushion, and that the lat-ter may be immovable, and that the lever may be operated by a XVitnesses:

' l. H. UPPEBMAN, A. E. H. JoHNsozn 

